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Police said senior DeAngelo Jones put a loaded 9mm handgun into his backpack and brought it onto school grounds. Jones left the backpack in a vehicle in the parking lot.

School officials located the backpack in the vehicle, found the firearm inside the backpack and called authorities.

A letter went home to parents Wednesday:

“I wanted to let you know about a situation that occurred today at school. We received information that there was a firearm stored in a student's car in the parking lot. We investigated and confirmed that a student did in fact possess a firearm, which was stored in the vehicle. The student did not bring the weapon into school. Appropriate disciplinary action will be taken based on the Lakota Student Code of Conduct. The West Chester Twp. Police Dept. is also involved and will determine if charges are to be filed. Because the safety and security of our students is our highest priority, our Board of Education policy bans all firearms from all school property. It is not permissible to bring any weapon onto school property, even if secured in a private vehicle. If you have any questions about this, or any safety matter here at school, please feel free to call me directly."

Jones was arrested on an illegal conveyance or possession of a deadly weapon in a school safety zone charge and taken to the Butler County Jail.